JP2016081085A - Currency processing device and currency processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent another user from being unable to pay with an occupied state in a currency receiving state continued by a currency processing device when a first transaction is performed and all the currencies input to a currency processing device are sent to a temporary storing part in the case that an operator forgets to input a command for payment confirmation and goes home, and even when another operator starts the payment operation without knowing the payment being prevented, to prevent the present currency from becoming an additional payment of the previous operator, and as a result, miscalculation is prevented from occurring.SOLUTION: When a control part provided in a currency processing device (for example a currency receiving machine) receives an occupied state starting command relating to a second transaction without receiving an occupied state termination command (payment confirmation command and the like) relating to a first transaction after receiving the occupied state starting command relating to the first transaction, the occupied state relating to the first transaction is forcibly terminated by moving the currency stored in the temporary storage part to a storge part, and a second transaction can be started.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

  The present invention relates to a money handling apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing, and a money handling method using such a money handling apparatus.

  In a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a shopping mall, a money handling apparatus for depositing money as sales is installed in a cashier room, for example. In a commercial facility where such a money handling apparatus is installed, after the business hours are over, the money collected from each money change machine provided at the checkout counter and the money collected from each tenant of the shopping mall are collected. By depositing money in the money handling apparatus, it is not necessary for the clerk of the commercial facility to carry the money as sales to a financial institution such as a bank, thereby improving theft prevention. Money received as money from the money handling equipment is collected by the security company's guards, etc. from the inside of the money handling equipment's casing, transported to the management office of the money handling company, and then sold by the security company. Money in the form of money will be collected into a bank or other financial institution.

  As such a money handling apparatus, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. In the money handling apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, in order to deposit money collected from each money change machine provided at a cashier counter or money collected from each tenant of a shopping mall, an operator first The ID information of the ID card carried by the user is read by a card reader. Here, the ID information of the ID card and the business partner identification information (specifically, the store cash register or tenant identification information) are stored in a one-to-one relationship in the storage unit of the money handling apparatus. Therefore, when the ID information of the ID card is read, the supplier identification information associated with the ID information is specified. Then, when a deposit process is performed by the operator in the money handling apparatus, information related to the result of the deposit process (specifically, information related to the number and total amount of money deposited) It is managed in association with the identification information.

JP 2010-224609 A

  In the conventional money handling apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, the money put into the housing of the money handling apparatus by the operator is identified by the identification unit and then temporarily held by the temporary holding unit. become. And after all the money thrown in the housing | casing of a money processing apparatus is sent to the temporary storage part, if the instruction | indication of payment confirmation is input by operation parts, such as a touch panel, by an operator, it will be temporarily stored in a temporary storage part. The held money is sent to the storage cassette and stored in the storage cassette. As described above, in the conventional money handling apparatus, when an operator causes the card reader to read the ID information of the ID card, the occupation state of the transaction relating to the operator starts, while the inside of the money handling apparatus has a housing. When a command for confirming payment is input by the operator after all the inserted money has been sent to the temporary holding unit, the occupation state of the transaction related to the operator is terminated.

  However, in such a conventional money handling apparatus, when all of the money put into the case of the money handling apparatus is sent to the temporary holding unit, the operator forgets to input the payment confirmation command and returns. In this case, the operator's occupation state continues in the money handling apparatus even though the operator is away from the money handling apparatus. In this case, when another operator causes the ID information of the ID card to be read by the card reader, a warning sound is emitted from the money handling apparatus because the occupation state of the previous operator is continued. If money is inserted into the input part of the money handling apparatus without noticing, the money will be handled as additional payment for the previous operator. At this time, there has been a problem that a miscalculation occurs in the money handling apparatus.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and can forcibly terminate the occupation state related to the first transaction without accepting the occupation state termination command related to the first transaction. Therefore, after the occupation state of the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the deposit money related to the second transaction is not treated as an additional deposit of the first transaction, thus preventing the occurrence of miscalculation. An object of the present invention is to provide a money handling apparatus and a money handling method that can be performed.

  The money handling apparatus of the present invention is a money handling apparatus that performs at least money depositing processing, and includes a slot for inserting money from the outside of the casing of the money handling apparatus, and the casing by the slot. A transport unit that transports money put into the body, a temporary storage unit that is connected to the transport unit and temporarily holds money put into the housing by the input unit, and the temporary storage When the storage unit storing the money sent from the unit and the occupation state start command related to a certain transaction are received, the occupation state related to this transaction is started, and in the occupation state related to this transaction, the insertion unit When the money put inside is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit, and when the occupation state termination command related to this transaction is accepted when the occupation state related to a certain transaction is continued, the occupation state related to this transaction The Exit And a control unit that controls the temporary holding unit to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit to the storage unit, and the control unit starts an occupation state related to the first transaction. After receiving the command, if the occupation state start command related to the second transaction is received without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction, the occupation state related to the first transaction may be forcibly ended. It is possible to do it.

  According to such a money handling apparatus, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, and then receives the occupation state end command related to the first transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. When the state start command is received, the occupation state related to the first transaction can be forcibly terminated. Therefore, after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the deposit money related to the second transaction Is not treated as an additional deposit for the first transaction, and therefore it is possible to prevent the occurrence of miscalculation.

  In the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, and then receives the occupation state end command related to the first transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. When the state start command is received, the occupancy state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated when the confirmation command related to the specific authority is received, and the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit is stored in the storage unit Control may be performed so as to be sent to.

  In the money handling apparatus of the present invention, the control unit relates to the first transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction. When the occupation state start command is received, control may be performed so as to continue the occupation state related to the first transaction.

  In addition, after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction, Control may be performed so as to forcibly end the occupation state related to the first transaction and to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit to the storage unit.

  In this case, after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the control unit starts the occupation state related to the second transaction when the occupation state start command related to the second transaction is received again. It is also possible to perform control so that

  Alternatively, the control unit may perform control to automatically start the occupation state related to the second transaction after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated.

  In addition, the control unit controls to send the money inserted into the insertion unit after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction to a return unit for returning the money to the outside of the housing. You may come to do.

  Alternatively, after the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction, the control unit stores the money put into the input unit before the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended. The charging unit may be controlled so as not to be sent to the inside.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention further includes a reading unit that reads information recorded on a portable recording medium, and the control unit reads the information recorded on the recording medium by the reading unit. The occupation state start command relating to the transaction relating to the recording medium may be received.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention further includes an operation means for inputting a command to the control unit, and the money put into the insertion unit is sent to the temporary holding unit and then the operation unit sends the money to the control unit. When a payment confirmation command is input, the control unit may receive an occupation state end command.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention further includes a printing unit that prints information related to a result of the depositing process, and the control unit re-enters the first transaction after the occupation state of the first transaction is forcibly terminated. When the occupation state start command is received, the printing unit may be controlled to print information related to the result of the deposit process related to the first transaction.

  The money handling apparatus according to the present invention further includes an identification unit that identifies the money put into the housing by the insertion unit, and the control unit is a money that has been identified as normal money by the identification unit. Is sent to the temporary holding unit, and the control unit is configured to send the money identified as not being normal money by the identification unit to the return unit for returning the money to the outside of the housing. Also good.

  The money handling method of the present invention is a money handling method by a money handling device that performs at least money deposit processing. When the control unit of the money handling device accepts an occupation state start command related to a certain transaction, the control unit The occupancy state related to this transaction is started, and in the occupancy state related to this transaction, the process of temporarily holding the money inserted into the housing by the input unit in the temporary storage unit and the occupation state related to a certain transaction are continued. When the control unit accepts the occupation state termination command related to the transaction, the control unit terminates the occupation state related to the transaction and stores the money temporarily held by the temporary storage unit in the storage unit. And the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction and then receives the occupation state end command related to the first transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. When receiving a state start command, characterized in that it become possible to terminate the occupancy of the first transaction forcibly.

  According to such a money handling method, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, and then receives the occupation state related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. When the state start command is received, the occupation state related to the first transaction can be forcibly terminated. Therefore, after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the deposit money related to the second transaction Is not treated as an additional deposit for the first transaction, and therefore it is possible to prevent the occurrence of miscalculation.

  In the money handling method of the present invention, after the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit occupies the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. When the state start command is received, the occupancy state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated when the confirmation command related to the specific authority is received, and the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit is stored in the storage unit Control may be performed so as to be sent to.

  In the money handling method of the present invention, after the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit re-enters the first transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction. When the occupation state start command is received, control may be performed so as to continue the occupation state related to the first transaction.

  In addition, after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction, Control may be performed so as to forcibly end the occupation state related to the first transaction and to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit to the storage unit.

  In this case, after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the control unit starts the occupation state related to the second transaction when the occupation state start command related to the second transaction is received again. It is also possible to perform control so that

  Alternatively, the control unit may perform control to automatically start the occupation state related to the second transaction after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated.

  According to the money handling apparatus and the money handling method of the present invention, the occupied state related to the first transaction can be forcibly ended without receiving the occupied state end command related to the first transaction. After the occupancy state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the deposit money related to the second transaction is not treated as an additional deposit for the first transaction, thereby preventing the occurrence of miscalculation. .

It is a block diagram which shows roughly a structure when the money depositing machine by embodiment of this invention is installed in the depository room of a commercial facility. It is a block diagram which shows roughly a structure when the money deposit machine by embodiment of this invention is installed in the sales office of the maintenance company of a vending machine. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the money deposit machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which shows a structure when the inside of the coin depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. 3 is seen from the side. It is a top view which shows a structure when the upper area | region inside the coin deposit apparatus shown in FIG. 4 is seen from upper direction. It is a side view which shows a structure when the inside of the banknote depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. 3 is seen from the side. It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of the money deposit machine shown in FIG. In the money deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the second operator performs the second transaction (specifically, after the first operator performs the first transaction (specifically, the deposit process of money)). Fig. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of an operation when performing money deposit processing. In the money deposit machine by embodiment of this invention, an example of the flow of operation | movement when a 2nd operator tries to perform a 2nd transaction before a 1st operator confirms a 1st transaction is shown. It is a flowchart. In the money deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, another example of the flow of operation when the second operator tries to execute the second transaction before the first operator confirms the first transaction. It is a flowchart which shows. In the money deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, yet another flow of operation when the second operator tries to perform the second transaction before the first operator confirms the first transaction. It is a flowchart which shows an example. (A)-(e) respectively, in the money deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, the second operator performs the second transaction before the first operator confirms the first transaction. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when it is going.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The money depositing machine according to the present embodiment performs depositing and counting processing of money such as coins and banknotes, and such a money depositing machine is installed in a cashier room in a commercial facility such as a supermarket or a shopping mall. It has been installed in the sales offices of vending machine maintenance companies. 1 to 12 are views showing a money deposit machine according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration when the money depositing machine according to the present embodiment is installed in a cashier of a commercial facility, and FIG. 2 is a money depositing machine according to the present embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows roughly a structure when is installed in the sales office of the maintenance company of a vending machine. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the money depositing machine according to the present embodiment. FIGS. 4 and 5 are side views showing the internal configuration of the coin depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a top view, and FIG. 6 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the banknote depositing apparatus in the money depositing machine shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the money depositing machine shown in FIG. Further, FIG. 8 shows that in the money depositing machine according to the present embodiment, after the first operator performs the first transaction (specifically, money deposit processing), the second operator FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 are flow charts showing the flow of operations when performing a transaction (specifically, money deposit processing). FIGS. 9 to 11 are respectively diagrams showing the first operator in the money deposit machine according to the present embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows various examples of the flow of operation | movement when a 2nd operator tries to perform a 2nd transaction before confirming a 1st transaction. 12 (a) to 12 (e) show a second example in which the second operator sets the second transaction before the first operator confirms the first transaction in the money deposit machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen in the operation display part when it is going to perform a transaction.

  First, the case where the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a commercial facility 100 such as a supermarket or a shopping mall will be described with reference to FIG. In a commercial area 100 such as a supermarket or a shopping mall, a sales area 101 where a customer can enter is a product shelf 102 on which various products are displayed, and a store clerk receives a price for the product from the customer when the product is settled. A cashier counter 104 is installed. In the commercial facility 100, a cash deposit machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in a cashier room 110 where a customer cannot enter. Further, each cashier counter 104 includes a money change machine 106 that can perform money deposit processing as money for goods received by a store clerk from a customer and money withdrawal processing as change, and a money change machine 106. A POS register (not shown) is provided that is communicably connected and manages information related to products purchased by customers and information related to money stored in the money changer 106. In such a commercial facility 100, after the business hours are over (there may be during business hours), the money collected from each money changer 106 provided in the cashier counter 104 is deposited into the money deposit machine 1. (See the arrow of the two-dot chain line in FIG. 1), it is not necessary for the clerk or the like of the commercial facility 100 to carry money as sales to a financial institution such as a bank. Money as sales proceeds deposited in the money depositing machine 1 is collected from the inside of the case 1a of the money depositing machine 1 together with the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70, which will be described later, by the security company's guards and the like. After being transported to the administration headquarters, money as sales proceeds is collected into a bank or other financial institution by the police company. Further, in such a commercial facility 100, when the tenant 120 is installed outside the sales floor area 101, the money collected from the tenant 120 after the business hours have ended is also received in the money deposit provided in the cashier room 110. The machine 1 will be credited.

  On the other hand, the case where the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed in the sales office 200 of the maintenance company of the vending machine will be described with reference to FIG. A staff member of a vending machine maintenance company replenishes each vending machine 202 with money as a product and a change reserve when traveling around a plurality of vending machines 202 by a truck 204 loaded with products. Money as sales proceeds is collected from the vending machine 202, and money collected from a plurality of vending machines 202 is deposited into the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment installed in the sales office 200. This eliminates the need for a staff member of a vending machine maintenance company to carry the money collected as sales from each vending machine 202 to a financial institution such as a bank, thus improving theft prevention.

  Next, a specific configuration of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 3, the money depositing machine 1 according to this embodiment has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 1a. In addition, a coin depositing device 10 that performs coin depositing and counting is provided on the left side of the coin depositing machine 1 when the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 is viewed from the front side. A banknote depositing device 50 that performs banknote depositing processing and counting processing is provided on the right side of the money depositing machine 1 as viewed from the front side of the case 1a.

  First, the structure of the coin deposit apparatus 10 in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 4 and FIG. As described above, FIG. 4 is a side view showing a configuration when the inside of the coin depositing apparatus 10 is viewed from the side, and FIG. 5 is an upper view of the upper region inside the coin depositing apparatus 10 shown in FIG. It is a top view which shows a structure when it sees from. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the coin depositing device 10 includes an input unit 12 for inputting coins from the outside to the inside of the housing 1 a, and coins input into the housing 1 a by the inserting unit 12. A conveyance unit 14 for conveyance, and an identification unit 16 for identifying the denomination, authenticity, correctness, etc. of coins conveyed by the conveyance unit 14 are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the insertion portion 12 is provided with a disk-shaped rotating disk that is arranged in a horizontal state. Coins inserted and placed on the rotating disk are fed out one by one from the rotating disk to the transport unit 14. The input unit 12 is provided with an input coin detection sensor (not shown) for detecting coins input to the input unit 12 from the outside of the housing 1a. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a shutter 12a for opening and closing a coin slot is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a. When the shutter 12a is opened, the operator from the outside of the housing 1a. Coins can be inserted into the input unit 12. Such a shutter 12a can be manually opened and closed by an operator.

  Further, the transport unit 14 includes an endless transport belt 14a that circulates in a direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 5 and a plurality of pulleys 14b and 14c on which the transport belt 14a is stretched. One pulley 14b of the pulleys 14b and 14c is provided with a drive motor (not shown) that rotationally drives the pulley 14b. The endless transport belt 14a is provided with a plurality of projections at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the transport belt 14a so that coins are pushed and transported one by one by each projection. It has become. In such a conveyance unit 14, the drive motor rotates and drives the pulley 14b, whereby the endless conveyance belt 14a circulates in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. The coins inserted into the are transported one by one by the transport belt 14a.

  In addition, the transport unit 14 is provided with a distribution mechanism 18 that distributes coins based on the coin identification result by the identification unit 16. Specifically, the distribution mechanism 18 is configured to branch a coin identified as a normal coin by the identification unit 16 from the transport unit 14 and send the coin to the temporary storage unit 26 described later. More specifically, an opening is provided in the vicinity of the sorting mechanism 18 on the transport surface on which coins are transported in the transport unit 14. And if the distribution mechanism 18 moves to the protrusion position which protruded upwards from the conveyance surface of the coin in the conveyance part 14, the coin conveyed by the conveyance belt 14a of the conveyance part 14 will be below from the conveyance part 14 through the said opening. It falls and is sent to the temporary holding part 26 mentioned later. In addition, an opening 20 is provided in the vicinity of the downstream end of the transport unit 14, and a coin that has not been branched from the transport unit 14 by the sorting mechanism 18, that is, is identified as a normal coin by the identifying unit 16. The coins that could not be identified by the identification unit 16 or the identification unit 16 fall downward from the opening 20 as reject coins and are sent to the reject unit 28 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the coin depositing apparatus 10, a temporary holding unit 26 and a reject unit 28 are provided below the transport unit 14. Here, the temporary storage unit 26 is movable in the depth direction of the coin depositing apparatus 10 (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 4), and moves to three positions indicated by solid lines and two-dot chain lines in FIG. Can be done. Moreover, the temporary storage part 26 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped frame body provided with openings at the top and bottom. Further, a temporary holding chute 22 is provided between the temporary holding unit 26 at the center position in FIG. 4 and an opening provided in the vicinity of the sorting mechanism 18 on the coin transfer surface in the transfer unit 14. The coins distributed by the distribution mechanism 18 are sent to the temporary storage unit 26 through the temporary storage chute 22. In addition, a reject chute 24 is provided between the reject unit 28 and the opening 20 provided in the vicinity of the downstream end of the transport unit 14, and the reject coin that has dropped from the opening 20 is rejected 24. And is sent to the reject unit 28.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reject unit 28 can be accessed by the operator from the front side of the housing 1 a of the money depositing machine 1. When a reject coin is sent to the reject unit 28, A person can take out a reject coin from the reject unit 28.

  Further, a coin return box 30 is provided below the temporary storage unit 26 located on the near side in the depth direction of the coin depositing apparatus 10 (that is, the temporary storage unit 26 positioned on the left side in FIG. 4). When the unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. 4 to the left side position, the coins temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 26 fall from the temporary storage unit 26 by its own weight and are sent to the coin return box 30. It is like that. Such a coin return box 30 can be pulled out from the housing 1a to the front side. Specifically, a lock part 31 (see FIG. 7) for locking the coin return box 30 inside the housing 1a is provided, and when the locked state by the lock part 31 is released, the coin return box 30 can be pulled out from the housing 1a to the near side. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a grip portion 30a for the operator to grip is provided on the front surface of the coin return box 30, and after the lock state by the lock portion 31 is released, the operator grips it. By grasping the portion 30a and pulling out the coin return box 30 from the housing 1a to the near side, the coins stored in the coin return box 30 can be returned to the outside of the housing 1a.

  Further, a coin storage cassette 40 is accommodated in a lower region inside the coin depositing apparatus 10 and is located on the back side in the depth direction of the coin depositing apparatus 10 (that is, located on the right side in FIG. 4). A storage chute 32 is provided between the temporary storage unit 26) and the coin storage cassette 40. Accordingly, when the temporary holding unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. 4 to the right side position, the coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 26 falls from the temporary holding unit 26 by its own weight, It is sent to the coin storage cassette 40 via the storage chute 32 and stored in the coin storage cassette 40. The coin storage cassette 40 can be taken out of the housing 1a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, a door 1b that can be opened only by a person having a predetermined authority such as a security guard of a security company is provided in the lower area of the front face of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1. By opening the door 1b, the coin storage cassette 40 can be taken out of the housing 1a. The coin storage cassette 40 taken out of the casing 1a by the security company's guards etc. is transported to the management headquarters or cash processing center of the security company, and the coins taken out from the coin storage cassette 40 are managed by this management headquarters. Will come to be.

  Next, the structure of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 in the money depositing machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, FIG. 6 is a side view showing the configuration when the inside of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 is viewed from the side. As shown in FIG. 6, the banknote depositing apparatus 50 includes a slot 52 in which banknotes are fed in a bundle from the outside of the casing 1 a, and banknotes inserted into the slot 52 one by one inside the casing 1 a. A feeding mechanism 54 for feeding, a transporting unit 56 for transporting banknotes fed into the housing 1a by the feeding mechanism 54, a denomination, authenticity, damage, etc. of banknotes transported by the transporting unit 56 And an identification unit 58 for identifying the above. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a shutter 52a for opening and closing a bill insertion slot is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a, and when the shutter 52a is opened, the operator can enter from the outside of the housing 1a. A bundle of banknotes can be inserted into the insertion unit 52. Such a shutter 52a can be manually opened and closed by an operator. Further, the insertion unit 52 is provided with a inserted banknote detection sensor (not shown) for detecting a banknote inserted into the insertion unit 52 from the outside of the housing 1a.

  A branching unit 60 that distributes the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 58 to either the rejecting unit 62 or the temporary holding unit 64 is provided at a location downstream of the identifying unit 58 in the transport unit 56. . Specifically, in the branching unit 60, the banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identifying unit 58 are sorted so as to be sent to the temporary storage unit 64, while being identified as non-normal banknotes by the identifying unit 58. The banknotes that could not be identified by the identification bank 58 or the identification unit 58 are sorted so as to be sent to the reject unit 62 as reject banknotes.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reject unit 62 can be accessed by the operator from the front side of the housing 1 a of the money depositing machine 1, and when a reject banknote is sent to the reject unit 62, The person can take out the reject banknote from the reject unit 62.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a bill storage cassette 70 is accommodated in a lower region inside the bill depositing apparatus 50 at a position directly below the temporary storage unit 64. And after a banknote is temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 64, if the instruction | indication of payment confirmation is given to the main body control part 80 (after-mentioned) of the money depositing machine 1, a banknote will be transferred from the temporary storage part 64 to the banknote storage cassette 70. Are sent together and stored in the banknote storage cassette 70. The bill storage cassette 70 can be taken out of the housing 1a. Specifically, as described above, the door 1b is provided in the lower region of the front surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, and the banknote storage cassette 70 is attached to the outside of the housing 1a by opening the door 1b. Can be taken out. The banknote storage cassette 70 taken out of the housing 1a by a security company security guard or the like is transported to the management company headquarters or cash processing center of the security company, and the banknotes taken out from the banknote storage cassette 70 are managed by this management headquarters. Will come to be.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, a door 1c is provided at a position on the front side of the temporary storage section 64 on the front surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, and the door 1c is locked in a closed state. The door lock part 65 (refer FIG. 7) is provided. When the locked state of the door 1c by the door lock unit 65 is released, the operator can access the inside of the temporary storage unit 64 by opening the door 1c to the front right side. Thus, after a banknote is temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 64, if the instruction | indication of return is given to the main body control part 80 (after-mentioned) of the money depositing machine 1, the door 1c will be locked by the door lock part 65. The state is released, and the operator can take out the banknote from the inside of the temporary storage unit 64 by opening the door 1c, and thus the banknote is returned to the outside of the housing 1a. Then, when the operator manually closes the door 1c, the door 1c is again locked in the closed state by the door lock portion 65. In addition, when the banknote temporarily hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 64 is stored in the banknote storage cassette 70, the lock | rock of the closed state of the door 1c by the door lock part 65 is maintained.

  Next, the configuration of the control system of the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a main body control unit 80 that controls each component of the money depositing machine 1. In addition, each component of the coin depositing device 10 (specifically, the insertion unit 12, the transport unit 14, the identification unit 16, the sorting mechanism 18, the temporary holding unit 26, the lock unit 31 and the like) is included in the coin depositing device 10. The coin control part 81 connected to is provided, and each structural member of the coin depositing apparatus 10 is controlled by the coin control part 81. Further, each component of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 (specifically, a feeding mechanism 54, a transport unit 56, an identification unit 58, a branching unit 60, a temporary holding unit 64, a door lock unit 65, etc.) is included in the banknote depositing apparatus 50. The banknote control part 82 connected to is provided, and each component of the banknote depositing apparatus 50 is controlled by the banknote control part 82. As shown in FIG. 7, the coin control unit 81 provided in the coin depositing apparatus 10 and the bill control unit 82 provided in the banknote depositing apparatus 50 are connected to the main body control unit 80 so as to communicate with each other.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, there are a printing unit 84 such as a printer, two operation display units 86 and 88 such as a touch panel, and an ID card carried by the operator. A reading unit 90 such as a magnetic card reader for reading information stored in the recording medium 92 (specifically, ID information of the ID card) is provided. These printing unit 84 and operation display unit 86 are provided. , 88, and the reading unit 90 are communicably connected to the main body control unit 80, respectively. The printing unit 84 includes information related to the results of money depositing and counting in the money depositing machine 1, the number of coins and banknotes stored in the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70, and the total amount of money. This information is printed on a receipt. In addition, the operation display units 86 and 88 include information related to the results of the money depositing process and the counting process in the money depositing machine 1, and the denominations of coins and banknotes stored in the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70. Information relating to the number of sheets and the total amount is displayed. Further, the operator can give various instructions to the main body control unit 80 by operating the operation display units 86 and 88. The recording medium 92 such as an ID card carried by the operator is provided with a storage unit 92a for storing various information such as ID information of the ID card. The recording medium 92 is read by a magnetic card reader or the like. When the information is passed through the unit 90, the information stored in the storage unit 92a is read by the reading unit 90. Specifically, when the operator passes the recording medium 92 through the reading unit 90, the authority of the operator can be authenticated, and only an operator having a predetermined authority can make money in the money depositing machine 1. It becomes possible to perform the deposit processing, counting processing, and collection processing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a storage unit 94 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 80. Such a storage unit 94 is provided in the inside of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, and the storage unit 94 includes information related to the result of the money depositing process and the counting process in the money depositing machine 1, and coins. Information relating to the number of coins and banknotes stored in the storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70 and the total amount is stored.

  In addition, a communication interface unit 98 is communicably connected to the main body control unit 80, and the main body control unit 80 uses the communication interface unit 98 to connect an external device such as a host terminal provided outside the money depositing machine 1. And can send and receive signals.

  Next, about operation | movement (specifically operation | movement when the depositing process of a coin and a banknote is performed in the coin depositing apparatus 10 or the banknote depositing apparatus 50) of the money depositing machine 1 of this Embodiment which consists of such a structure. explain. The following operation of the money depositing machine 1 is performed by the main body control unit 80 controlling each component of the money depositing machine 1 or by the main body control unit 80 via the coin control unit 81 or the banknote control unit 82. And it is performed by controlling each structural member of the coin depositing apparatus 10 and the banknote depositing apparatus 50.

  When the money collected from each money change machine 106 provided in the sales area 101 in the commercial facility 100 as shown in FIG. 1 or the money collected from the tenant 120 is transported to the cashier room 110, Are deposited into the coin depositing apparatus 10 of the money depositing machine 1 and the banknotes are deposited into the banknote depositing apparatus 50 of the money depositing machine 1. As shown in FIG. 2, when the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment is installed at the sales office 200 of a vending machine maintenance company, the money collected from a plurality of vending machines 202 is sold. When transported to the place 200, coins of the money are deposited into the coin depositing apparatus 10 of the money depositing machine 1 and banknotes are deposited into the banknote depositing apparatus 50 of the money depositing machine 1.

  Hereinafter, an operation when the coin depositing process is performed in the coin depositing apparatus 10 will be described. After the operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 and the authority of the operator is authenticated, the operator issues a command to start the deposit process through the operation display units 86 and 88. When given to the control unit 80, the operator can open a shutter 12a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 and manually insert coins into the insertion unit 12 from the outside of the housing 1a. It becomes like this. The coins thrown into the throwing unit 12 are fed one by one into the housing 1 a by the turntable provided in the throwing unit 12 and are transported by the transport unit 14. At this time, the identification unit 16 identifies the denomination, authenticity, and correctness of the coin. The coins identified as normal coins by the identification unit 16 are branched from the transport unit 14 by the distribution mechanism 18 and sent to the temporary storage unit 26 via the temporary storage chute 22. Temporarily put on hold. At this time, the temporary holding unit 26 is maintained at the center position in FIG. In addition, a coin that has been identified as not being a normal coin by the identifying unit 16 or a coin that could not be identified by the identifying unit 16 falls as a reject coin from the opening 20 and is passed through the reject chute 24 to the reject unit 28. Sent. As described above, since the operator can access the reject unit 28 from the front side of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, when the reject coin is sent to the reject unit 28, the operator The reject coin can be taken out from the reject unit 28.

  When all the coins inserted into the input unit 12 are fed into the housing 1a by the rotating disk provided in the input unit 12 and sent to the temporary storage unit 26 or the reject unit 28, the operation display units 86 and 88 are displayed. Displays a message requesting confirmation of payment confirmation. When the operator inputs a payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary storage unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. The temporarily held coins fall from the temporary holding unit 26 due to their own weight, are sent to the coin storage cassette 40 through the storage chute 32, and are stored in the coin storage cassette 40. On the other hand, when the operator inputs a return command instead of the payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary storage unit 26 moves from the center position in FIG. The coin temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 26 falls from the temporary holding unit 26 by its own weight and is sent to the coin return box 30. When a return command is input to the main body control unit 80, the lock state by the lock unit 31 is released, and the coin return box 30 can be pulled out from the housing 1a to the front side. Thereafter, the operator grips the grip portion 30a and pulls out the coin return box 30 from the housing 1a, whereby the coins stored in the coin return box 30 are returned to the outside of the housing 1a.

  Next, an operation when a banknote depositing process is performed in the banknote depositing apparatus 50 will be described. After the operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 and the authority of the operator is authenticated, the operator issues a command to start the deposit process through the operation display units 86 and 88. When given to the control unit 80, the operator manually opens a shutter 52a provided on the upper surface of the casing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 to input a bundle of banknotes from the outside of the casing 1a into the input unit 52. Will be able to. When a stack of banknotes is inserted into the insertion unit 52, the banknotes are fed out one by one into the housing 1 a by the feeding mechanism 54 after the operator manually closes the shutter 52 a and conveyed by the conveyance unit 56. At this time, the identification unit 58 identifies the denomination, authenticity, correctness, and the like of the banknote. Coins identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 58 are sent to the temporary storage unit 64 by the branching unit 60 and temporarily stored in the temporary storage unit 64. Moreover, the banknote identified by the identification part 58 as not being a normal banknote, and the banknote which could not be identified by the identification part 58 are sent to the rejection part 62 as a rejection banknote. As described above, since the operator can access the reject unit 62 from the front side of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1, when the reject banknote is sent to the reject unit 62, the operator The reject banknote can be taken out from the reject unit 62.

  When all the bills inserted into the insertion unit 52 are fed into the housing 1a by the feeding mechanism 54 and sent to the temporary storage unit 64 or the rejection unit 62, the operation display units 86 and 88 are requested to confirm the payment confirmation. A message is displayed. When the operator inputs a payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 by the operation display units 86 and 88, the banknote temporarily held in the temporary storage unit 64 falls from the temporary storage unit 64 by its own weight and the banknote. It is sent to the storage cassette 70 and stored in this bill storage cassette 70. On the other hand, when the operator inputs a return command instead of the payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, the door 1c is unlocked by the door lock unit 65, and the operator opens the door 1c. The bill can be taken out from the temporary storage unit 64 by opening the. In this way, the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 64 are returned to the outside of the housing 1a. The coin depositing process and the banknote depositing process are performed in parallel, and a storing operation or a returning operation is performed according to a single deposit confirmation command or a return command.

  Next, in the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment, after the first operator performs the first transaction (specifically, money deposit processing), the second operator performs the second transaction ( Specifically, the flow of operations when performing a money deposit process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, when the first operator performs the money depositing process in the money depositing machine 1, the first operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 to record on the recording medium 92. When the read information is read by the reading unit 90 (STEP 101), the authority of the first operator is authenticated. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the first transaction is started (STEP 102). When the occupation state related to the first transaction is started, the first operator manually opens the shutters 12a and 52a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 to manually open the housing 1a. Money can be inserted into the input units 12 and 52. When money is inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 (STEP 103), the money inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is fed into the inside of the housing 1a and is recognized as normal money by the identification parts 16 and 58. The identified currency is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64, and the currency identified by the identifying units 16 and 58 as not being normal money is sent to the reject units 28 and 62 as reject coins (STEP 104). When all of the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64 or the reject units 28 and 62, a message for confirming payment confirmation is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. . Then, when the first operator inputs a payment confirmation command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88 (STEP 105), the coin storage cassette 40 and the banknote storage cassette 70 (hereinafter referred to as “the coin storage cassette 70”) These coin storage cassettes 40 and banknote storage cassettes 70 are collectively referred to simply as “storage unit”) (STEP 106), and the occupation state related to the first transaction ends (STEP 107). In this way, reading the information recorded on the recording medium 92 such as an ID card by the reading unit 90 is an occupation state start command, and inputting a payment confirmation command is an occupation state end command.

  Thereafter, when the second operator performs the money depositing process in the money depositing machine 1, the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his own ID card through the reading unit 90 to record on the recording medium 92. When the read information is read by the reading unit 90 (STEP 108), the authority of the second operator is authenticated. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the second transaction is started (STEP 109). When the occupation state related to the second transaction is started, the second operator manually opens the shutters 12a and 52a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 from the outside of the housing 1a. Money is inserted into the input units 12 and 52 (STEP 110). Thereafter, similarly, the second operator can perform money depositing processing in the money depositing machine 1.

  In the present embodiment, the main body control unit 80 occupies the first transaction by causing the reading unit 90 to read the information recorded on the recording medium 92 such as its own ID card by the first operator. After receiving the state start command, if the second operator accepts the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without accepting the occupation state end command related to the first transaction, that is, the second operator records his own ID card or the like. When the information recorded on the medium 92 is read by the reading unit 90, the occupation state related to the first transaction can be forcibly terminated. Such an example will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. The flowcharts shown in FIG. 9 to FIG. 11 are respectively shown in the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment before the first operator confirms the first transaction (specifically, the money depositing process). Various examples of the flow of operations when the second operator tries to perform a second transaction (specifically, money deposit processing) are shown.

  First, an example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 9 will be described below. First, when the first operator performs the money depositing process in the money depositing machine 1, the first operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 to the recording medium 92. When the recorded information is read by the reading unit 90 (STEP 201), the authority of the first operator is authenticated. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the first transaction is started (STEP 202). When the occupation state related to the first transaction is started, the first operator manually opens the shutters 12a and 52a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 to manually open the housing 1a. Money can be inserted into the input units 12 and 52. When money is inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 (STEP 203), the money inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is fed into the inside of the housing 1a and is recognized as normal money by the identification parts 16 and 58. The identified money is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64, and the currency identified by the identifying units 16 and 58 as not being normal money is sent to the reject units 28 and 62 as reject money (STEP 204). When all of the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64 or the reject units 28 and 62, a message for confirming payment confirmation is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. . Originally, as described above, it is necessary for the first operator to input a payment confirmation command or a return command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88. However, the first operator If the user forgets to input a payment confirmation command through the operation display units 86 and 88, the occupied state period relating to the first transaction continues even if the first operator leaves the money depositing machine 1. As a result, the normal money out of the money put into the loading parts 12 and 52 by the first operator remains in the temporary holding parts 26 and 64. The reject money sent to the reject units 28 and 62 may be collected by the first operator, or may remain in the reject units 28 and 62.

  Thereafter, when the second operator tries to deposit money in the money depositing machine 1, the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 to the recording medium 92. When the recorded information is read by the reading unit 90 (STEP 205), the authority of the second operator is authenticated, but since the occupation state period related to the first transaction continues, the operation display units 86 and 88 are displayed. A warning message as shown in FIG. 12A is displayed and a warning sound is generated by a voice unit (not shown). Normally, by receiving such a warning message or warning sound, the second operator notices that the occupied state period related to the first transaction continues, and does not put money into the input parts 12, 52. Even though such a warning message or warning sound is generated, the second operator may accidentally insert money into the insertion units 12 and 52 (STEP 206). In such a case, if the normal money out of the money put into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding parts 26 and 64, the temporary holding parts 26 and 64 and the money related to the first operator In this embodiment, since the money related to the second operator is mixed, after the money inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is fed into the housing 1a, all the money is rejected. The data is sent to the units 28 and 62 (STEP 207). At this time, as shown in FIG. 12B, a message for prompting the second operator to take out money from the reject units 28 and 62 is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. The As a result, the second operator can take out the money mistakenly inserted into the insertion units 12 and 52 from the reject units 28 and 62 to the outside of the housing 1a. It becomes possible to prevent the money related to the first operator and the money related to the second operator from being mixed. Thereafter, when the “Confirm” button is pressed on the display screen of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. 12B, the display screen of the operation display units 86 and 88 is as shown in FIG. Return to the display screen.

  When the second operator accidentally puts money into the insertion parts 12 and 52 (STEP 206), the money put into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is fed into the housing 1a to be rejected. Instead of sending it to 28 and 62, the money put into the insertion sections 12 and 52 may be left in the insertion sections 12 and 52 without being fed into the housing 1a. Even in this case, the temporary storage units 26 and 64 can prevent the money related to the first operator and the money related to the second operator from being mixed. As yet another example, when the second operator mistakenly inserts money into the insertion units 12 and 52 (STEP 206), the coin depositing device 10 is inserted into the insertion unit 12. Is fed into the housing 1a and sent to the reject unit 28, but the banknote depositing apparatus 50 does not feed the banknote inserted into the insertion unit 52 into the casing 1a, but remains in the insertion unit 52. May be.

  In the example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, in order to forcibly end the occupation period relating to the first transaction in the money deposit machine 1, as shown in the display screen of the operation display units 86 and 88 in FIG. In addition, it is necessary to input a confirmation command related to a specific authority (for example, a store manager authority) to the main body control unit 80 and perform a forced confirmation regarding the money deposit process related to the first transaction. Specifically, when a store manager authority card possessed by the store manager is passed through the reading unit 90 and the information recorded on the store manager authority card is read by the reader unit 90 (STEP 208), a specific authority (that is, store manager authority) is obtained. The confirmation command is input to the main body control unit 80, and money related to the first operator temporarily held in the temporary holding units 26 and 64 is sent to the storage unit (STEP 209). The occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated (STEP 210). At this time, information on the money related to the first operator stored in the storage unit (specifically, information on the number and total amount of money stored in the storage unit for each denomination) is printed on the printing unit 84. Is forcibly printed on the receipt, and the receipt is stored by the store manager. In addition, information related to the result of the money deposit process related to the first operator is stored in the storage unit 94 or transmitted to an external device such as a host terminal by the communication interface unit 98. If reject money remains in the reject units 28 and 62, the store manager collects the reject money and stores it separately. After that, when the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 and causes the reading unit 90 to read the information recorded on the recording medium 92 (STEP 211), the second operator Is authorized. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the second transaction is started (STEP 212). Thus, when the occupation state related to the second transaction is started, the second operator inserts money into the input units 12 and 52 from the outside of the housing 1a (STEP 213). The operator can perform money deposit processing in the money depositing machine 1.

  Further, in the example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 9, the information recorded on the store manager authority card possessed by the store manager is read by the reading unit 90 when the occupied state period related to the first transaction continues in the money deposit machine 1. (STEP 208) Instead, when the first operator returns to the money depositing machine 1 and the first operator causes the reading unit 90 to read the information recorded on the recording medium 92 such as his own ID card. In the money depositing machine 1, the occupation period related to the first transaction is continued. Then, the first operator returning to the money depositing machine 1 inputs a payment confirmation command or a return command to the main body control unit 80 through the operation display units 86 and 88, so that the temporary holding units 26 and 64 temporarily The reserved money is sent to the storage unit or returned to the outside of the housing 1a.

  In addition, in the money deposit machine 1 according to the present embodiment, another example of the operation when the second operator tries to perform the second transaction before the first operator confirms the first transaction. This will be described below with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In the example of the flowchart illustrated in FIG. 10, when the main body control unit 80 receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction when the occupation state period related to the first transaction continues, The occupying state is forcibly terminated and each component of the money depositing machine 1 is controlled so as to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding units 26 and 64 to the storage unit.

  The example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 10 will be described in detail. First, when the first operator performs the money depositing process in the money depositing machine 1, the first operator records his / her ID card or the like. When the information recorded on the recording medium 92 is read by the reading unit 90 by passing the medium 92 through the reading unit 90 (STEP 301), the authority of the first operator is authenticated. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the first transaction is started (STEP 302). When the occupation state related to the first transaction is started, the first operator manually opens the shutters 12a and 52a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 to manually open the housing 1a. Money can be inserted into the input units 12 and 52. When money is inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 (STEP 303), the money inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is fed into the inside of the housing 1a and is recognized as normal money by the identification parts 16 and 58. The identified currency is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64, and the currency identified by the identifying units 16 and 58 as not being normal money is sent to the reject units 28 and 62 as reject coins (STEP 304). When all of the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64 or the reject units 28 and 62, a message for confirming payment confirmation is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. . Here, if the first operator forgets to input a payment confirmation command through the operation display units 86 and 88, the first operator may move away from the money deposit machine 1 even if the first operator leaves the money depositing machine 1. The occupancy state period related to the transaction is continued, and normal money out of money put into the throwing units 12 and 52 by the first operator remains in the temporary holding units 26 and 64.

  Thereafter, when the second operator tries to deposit money in the money depositing machine 1, the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 to the recording medium 92. When the recorded information is read by the reading unit 90 (STEP 305), the authority of the second operator is authenticated. However, since the occupation state period related to the first transaction continues, the operation display units 86 and 88 are displayed. 12 displays a warning message as shown in FIG. 12 (c) and generates a warning sound by a voice unit (not shown). Normally, by receiving such a warning message or warning sound, the second operator notices that the occupied state period related to the first transaction continues, and does not put money into the input parts 12, 52. Even though such a warning message or warning sound is generated, the second operator may accidentally insert money into the input units 12 and 52 (STEP 306). In such a case, if the normal money out of the money put into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding parts 26 and 64, the temporary holding parts 26 and 64 and the money related to the first operator Since the money related to the second operator will be mixed, the money put into the throwing parts 12 and 52 will remain in the throwing parts 12 and 52 without being fed into the housing 1a. Become. As a result, in the temporary storage units 26 and 64, it is possible to prevent the money related to the first operator and the money related to the second operator from being mixed.

  When the second operator presses the “forced confirmation” button while the display screen as shown in FIG. 12C is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary holding units 26 and 64 are displayed. The money related to the first operator temporarily held is sent to the storage unit (STEP 307), and the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended (STEP 308). At this time, a message indicating that the money related to the first operator is stored in the storage unit is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. In addition, information related to the result of the money deposit process related to the first operator is stored in the storage unit 94 or transmitted to an external device such as a host terminal by the communication interface unit 98.

  In the above example, the second operator performs a predetermined instruction operation by pressing the “forced confirmation” button on the display screen of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. Although the occupation state related to one transaction is forcibly terminated, it is not limited to such an example. As another example, after the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the second operator is read by the reading unit 90, the second operator simply inserts money into the input units 12 and 52. The occupation state related to one transaction may be forcibly terminated. As yet another example, the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended only by reading the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the second operator by the reading unit 90. Also good.

  When the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated (STEP 308), a display screen as shown in FIG. 12 (e) is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. Then, when the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 again to read the information recorded on the recording medium 92 (STEP 309), the second operation is performed. The authority of the person is authenticated. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the second transaction is started (STEP 310). In this way, when the occupation state related to the second transaction is started, the money that has been accidentally inserted into the input units 12 and 52 by the second operator and remains in the input units 12 and 52 is stored. The money that is fed into the body 1a and identified as normal money by the identification units 16 and 58 is sent to the temporary storage units 26 and 64, and is identified as non-normal money by the identification units 16 and 58. The coins are sent as reject coins to the reject units 28 and 62 (STEP 311). In this way, the second operator can perform money deposit processing in the money deposit machine 1.

  Further, in the money depositing machine 1 according to the present embodiment, still another example of the operation when the second operator tries to perform the second transaction before the first operator confirms the first transaction. Is described below using the flowchart shown in FIG. In the example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, as in the example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 10, the main body control unit 80 occupies the occupation state related to the second transaction when the occupation state period related to the first transaction continues. Receiving the start command, the occupancy state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, and each constituent member of the money depositing machine 1 is configured to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding units 26 and 64 to the storage unit. Is to control. Further, in the example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11, the main body control unit 80 receives the money to automatically start the occupation state related to the second transaction after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated. Each component of the machine 1 is controlled.

  A specific example of the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 will be described. First, when the first operator performs money depositing processing in the money depositing machine 1, the first operator records his / her ID card or the like. When the information recorded on the recording medium 92 is read by the reading unit 90 by passing the medium 92 through the reading unit 90 (STEP 401), the authority of the first operator is authenticated. At this time, in the money deposit machine 1, the occupation state related to the first transaction is started (STEP 402). When the occupation state related to the first transaction is started, the first operator manually opens the shutters 12a and 52a provided on the upper surface of the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 to manually open the housing 1a. Money can be inserted into the input units 12 and 52. When money is inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 (STEP 403), the money inserted into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is fed into the inside of the housing 1a and is recognized as normal money by the identification parts 16 and 58. The identified currency is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64, and the currency identified by the identifying units 16 and 58 as not being normal money is sent to the reject units 28 and 62 as reject coins (STEP 404). When all of the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64 or the reject units 28 and 62, a message for confirming payment confirmation is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. . Here, if the first operator forgets to input a payment confirmation command through the operation display units 86 and 88, the first operator may move away from the money deposit machine 1 even if the first operator leaves the money depositing machine 1. The occupancy state period related to the transaction is continued, and normal money out of money put into the throwing units 12 and 52 by the first operator remains in the temporary holding units 26 and 64.

  Thereafter, when the second operator tries to deposit money in the money depositing machine 1, the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 to the recording medium 92. When the recorded information is read by the reading unit 90 (STEP 405), the authority of the second operator is authenticated, but since the occupation state period related to the first transaction continues, the operation display units 86 and 88 are displayed. 12 displays a warning message as shown in FIG. 12 (c) and generates a warning sound by a voice unit (not shown). Normally, by receiving such a warning message or warning sound, the second operator notices that the occupied state period related to the first transaction continues, and does not put money into the input parts 12, 52. Even though such a warning message or warning sound is generated, the second operator may accidentally insert money into the insertion units 12 and 52 (STEP 406). In such a case, if the normal money out of the money put into the insertion parts 12 and 52 is sent to the temporary holding parts 26 and 64, the temporary holding parts 26 and 64 and the money related to the first operator Since the money related to the second operator will be mixed, the money put into the throwing parts 12 and 52 will remain in the throwing parts 12 and 52 without being fed into the housing 1a. Become. As a result, in the temporary storage units 26 and 64, it is possible to prevent the money related to the first operator and the money related to the second operator from being mixed.

  When the second operator presses the “forced confirmation” button while the display screen as shown in FIG. 12C is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88, the temporary holding units 26 and 64 are displayed. The money related to the first operator temporarily held is sent to the storage unit (STEP 407), and the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended (STEP 408). At this time, a message indicating that the money related to the first operator is stored in the storage unit is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. In addition, information related to the result of the money deposit process related to the first operator is stored in the storage unit 94 or transmitted to an external device such as a host terminal by the communication interface unit 98. In addition, the occupation state related to the second transaction is started simultaneously with the forced termination of the first transaction (STEP 408). When the occupation state related to the second transaction is started, the second operator mistakenly inserts into the input units 12 and 52, and the money remaining in the input units 12 and 52 is placed inside the housing 1a. The money that is fed out and identified as normal money by the identification units 16 and 58 is sent to the temporary holding units 26 and 64, and the currency that is identified as non-normal money by the identification units 16 and 58 is rejected. To the reject units 28 and 62 (STEP 409). In this way, the second operator can perform money deposit processing in the money deposit machine 1.

  In the above example, when the second operator presses the “forced confirmation” button on the display screen of the operation display units 86 and 88 as shown in FIG. Is forcibly terminated and the occupation state related to the second transaction is started, but is not limited to such an example. As another example, after the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the second operator is read by the reading unit 90, the second operator simply inserts money into the input units 12 and 52. The occupation state related to the first transaction may be forcibly terminated and the occupation state related to the second transaction may be started. As yet another example, the occupancy state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated only by reading the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the second operator by the reading unit 90, and the second transaction. The occupation state according to may be started.

  According to the money depositing machine 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above, as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. 9 to 11, the main body control unit 80 issues an occupation state start command related to the first transaction. After accepting, if the occupation state start command relating to the second transaction is accepted without accepting the occupation state end command relating to the first transaction, the occupation state relating to the first transaction can be forcibly terminated. It has become. Here, after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, after accepting the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, “The exclusive state related to the transaction can be forcibly ended” means that the exclusive state related to the first transaction is not normally ended, but a specific authority (for example, store manager) The confirmation command related to the authority) is input to the main body control unit 80, or the occupation state related to the second transaction by another operator (that is, the second operator) as shown in the flowcharts of FIGS. It includes terminating the occupation state related to the first transaction through inputting a start command to the main body control unit 80. When the main body control unit 80 controls the above contents, the deposit money related to the second transaction is treated as an additional deposit for the first transaction after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated. Therefore, it is possible to prevent miscalculation. That is, in the prior art, after the main body control unit 80 receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, all the money put in the case 1a of the money depositing machine 1 by the first operator is temporarily held. When the first operator forgets to input a payment confirmation command and returns after being sent to the units 26 and 64, the second operator is recorded on a recording medium 92 such as an ID card. When the second operator mistakenly inserts money into the inserting units 12 and 52 after the reading unit 90 reads the information, the money is handled as an additional deposit of the first operator. Therefore, there has been a problem that the money depositing machine 1 will be miscalculated. On the other hand, according to the money deposit machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent such miscalculation from occurring by forcibly terminating the occupation state related to the first transaction.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as shown to the flowchart of FIG. 9, after receiving the occupation state start command which concerns on 1st transaction, the main body control part 80 (STEP201), 1st When the occupation state start command related to the second transaction is received without receiving the occupation state end command related to the transaction (STEP 205), when the confirmation command related to the specific authority is received (STEP 208), the first transaction is related The occupation state is forcibly terminated (STEP 210), and the money temporarily held by the temporary holding units 26 and 64 is sent to the storage unit (STEP 209). In addition, as described above, after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the main body control unit 80 occupies the first transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction. When a state start command is received (specifically, the first operator returns to the money depositing machine 1 and information recorded on the recording medium 92 such as an ID card owned by the first operator is read by the reading unit). When read by 90), control is performed so as to continue the occupation state related to the first transaction.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as shown to each flowchart of FIG.10 and FIG.11, after the main body control part 80 receives the occupation state start command which concerns on 1st transaction, 1st If the occupation state start command relating to the second transaction is accepted without accepting the occupation state termination command relating to the transaction, the occupation state relating to the first transaction is forcibly terminated and the temporary holding units 26 and 64 temporarily Control is performed so as to send the money held to the storage unit.

  In this case, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 10, after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated (STEP 308), the main body control unit 80 accepts the occupation state start command related to the second transaction again. (STEP309), the control may be performed so as to start the occupation state related to the second transaction (STEP310). Alternatively, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, the main body control unit 80 automatically starts the occupation state related to the second transaction after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated (STEP 408). ) Control may be performed.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as shown to the flowchart of FIG. 9, after receiving the occupation state start command which concerns on 2nd transaction, the main body control part 80 (STEP205), the insertion part 12 , 52 (STEP 206), the control is performed to send the money to the return unit (specifically, the reject units 28 and 62) for returning the money to the outside of the housing 1a (STEP 207). ing. In this case, it is possible to prevent the money relating to the first operator and the money relating to the second operator from being mixed in the temporary holding units 26 and 64.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as shown to the flowchart of FIG.10 and FIG.11, after the main body control part 80 receives the occupation state start command which concerns on 2nd transaction, 1st The input units 12 and 52 may be controlled so that money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 is not sent to the inside of the housing 1a before the occupation state relating to the transaction is forcibly terminated. Even in this case, the temporary storage units 26 and 64 can prevent the money related to the first operator and the money related to the second operator from being mixed.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as mentioned above, the reading part 90 which reads the information recorded on the portable recording medium 92 was provided, and was recorded on the recording medium 92 When the information is read by the reading unit 90, the main body control unit 80 receives an occupation state start command relating to the transaction relating to the recording medium 92.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the operation display parts 86 and 88 are provided as an operation means for inputting a command into the main body control part 80, and the insertion parts 12 and 52 are provided. After the money inserted into the temporary storage units 26 and 64 is sent to the temporary storage units 26 and 64, when a payment confirmation command is input to the main body control unit 80 by the operation display units 86 and 88 as operation means, the main body control unit 80 is in the occupied state. An end command is accepted.

  Moreover, in the money deposit machine 1 of this Embodiment, the identification parts 16 and 58 which identify the money thrown into the inside of the housing | casing 1a by the insertion parts 12 and 52 are provided as mentioned above, The control unit 80 sends the money identified as normal money by the identification units 16 and 58 to the temporary holding units 26 and 64, and the currency identified as non-normal money by the identification units 16 and 58, Control is performed so as to send the money to the return unit (specifically, the reject units 28 and 62) for returning money to the outside of the housing 1a.

  In addition, the money deposit machine 1 by this Embodiment and the money processing method by this money deposit machine 1 are not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, when an operator in the money depositing machine 1 starts an occupation state related to the operator's transaction (specifically, money deposit processing), the operator uses a recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card. By limiting the information recorded on the recording medium 92 through the reading unit 90 to be read by the reading unit 90, the main unit control unit 80 is limited to an example in which an occupation state start command related to the transaction of the operator is received. Never happen. As another example, when the operator manually inputs his / her identification number (for example, a store clerk number) through the operation display units 86 and 88, the authority of the operator is authenticated by the main body control unit 80. The occupation state related to the transaction of the operator may be started.

  In addition, when the occupation state of an operator in the money deposit machine 1 is forcibly terminated, the operator is recorded on a recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card at a later date (for example, the next day). When the information is read by the reading unit 90, a message indicating that there is a transaction that has not been normally terminated is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88, and the transaction is forcibly terminated and stored in the storage unit. Information on money (specifically, information relating to the number and total amount of money stored in the storage unit) is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. At this time, when the operator inputs an approval command through the operation display units 86 and 88, the previous transaction that was forcibly terminated while the operator is not present is normally terminated. At this time, the printing unit 84 prints information on money stored in the storage unit in the transaction forcibly terminated on the receipt. Thereafter, the operator can perform a new transaction (specifically, a deposit process) in the money deposit machine 1.

  In addition, when a period during which no operation is performed by the operator at the money depositing machine 1 continues for a predetermined time or longer when the occupation period of the operator's transaction in the money depositing machine 1 continues, Even if the information recorded on the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the operator is not read by the reading unit 90, the occupation state related to the transaction of the operator may be forcibly terminated. Moreover, the human body detection sensor for detecting the human body which exists in the front side of the housing | casing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 is provided in the front surface of the housing | casing 1a of the said money depositing machine 1, and a human body is detected by the human body detection sensor. If the period during which the operation is not performed continues for a predetermined time or more, even if the information recorded in the recording medium 92 such as another operator's ID card is not read by the reading unit 90, the occupation state of the operator is compulsory. You may come to end.

  In addition, when a period during which no operation is performed by the operator at the money depositing machine 1 continues for a predetermined time or longer when the occupation period of the operator's transaction in the money depositing machine 1 continues, Even if the information recorded on the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the operator is not read by the reading unit 90, a person having a predetermined authority such as a store manager is recorded on the recording medium 92 such as his own ID card. When the information is read by the reading unit 90 or the identification number of the store manager or the like is input by the operation display units 86 and 88, the occupation state related to the transaction of the operator is forcibly terminated. Also good.

  Further, in the money depositing machine 1 according to the further modification, when the shutters 12a and 52a of the insertion units 12 and 52 are motor-driven, and the occupied state period related to the transaction of the first operator continues, When the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90, the shutters 12a and 52a of the insertion units 12 and 52 are closed and a warning message is displayed on the operation display units 86 and 88. A warning sound may be emitted by an audio unit (not shown). When the occupation period of the first operator's transaction continues, the insertion unit 12, 52 before the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90. If the money is mistakenly inserted, the money inserted into the input parts 12 and 52 is fed into the housing 1a and sent to the reject parts 28 and 62, or is inserted into the input parts 12 and 52. The money is left in the insertion portions 12 and 52 without being fed into the housing 1a.

  Further, in the money depositing machine 1 according to another modification, the shutters 12a and 52a of the insertion units 12 and 52 are similarly driven by a motor, and the first operator reads the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card into the reading unit 90. After the occupancy state related to the transaction of the first operator is started by passing through the first shutter, the shutter 12a, 52a is temporarily closed when the first operator inserts money into the insertion unit 12, 52. Also good. In this case, when the second operator passes the recording medium 92 such as his / her ID card through the reading unit 90 while the occupation state period relating to the transaction of the first operator continues, the operation display unit In 86 and 88, a warning message is displayed and a warning sound is generated by a voice unit (not shown). However, since the second operator cannot put money into the loading units 12 and 52, the second transaction is executed. Such deposit money is not handled as additional deposit of the first transaction, and therefore it is possible to prevent the occurrence of miscalculation. Further, in this case, when the first operator wants to make additional payment, when an instruction to perform additional payment is input in the operation display units 86 and 88, the shutter 12a and 52a are opened to open the first payment. The operator can input money into the input units 12 and 52.

  In addition, in the money deposit machine 1 of the present embodiment, a plurality of types having different management authorities may be used as the recording medium 92 such as an ID card to be read by the reading unit 90. In this case, the management authority of the recording medium 92 that has been first passed through the reading unit 90 of the money depositing machine 1 (that is, the recording medium 92 that has been passed through the reading unit 90 in a state that is not in the occupation state of any transaction) and The processing method of the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 is changed according to the combination with the management authority of another recording medium 92 passed through the reading unit 90 during the period of occupation of the transaction related to the recording medium 92. May be. Specifically, for example, when a store manager authority card, a normal store clerk card, or a tenant card is used as the recording medium 92 such as an ID card to be read by the reading unit 90, the occupation of the store manager authority card is occupied. When a normal store clerk card or tenant card is passed through the reading unit 90 during the state period, the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 by the normal store clerk or tenant 120 clerk is fed into the housing 1a. And sent to the reject units 28 and 62. On the other hand, when the store manager authority card is passed through the reading unit 90 during the transaction occupancy state relating to a normal store clerk card or tenant card, the money inserted into the input units 12 and 52 by the store manager is the input unit 12. , 52 remains in the input unit 12, 52 without being drawn into the housing 1 a, and enters the input unit 12, 52 after the occupancy state of the transaction related to a normal clerk card or tenant card is forcibly terminated. The remaining money is sent to the storage.

  Further, in the money depositing machine 1, the transaction in which the “occupied state period” in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 11 is set is not limited to the money depositing process. Even when the money depositing machine 1 performs the counting process instead of the money depositing process, the occupation state period related to the transaction of the counting process, which is the same as the “occupation state period” in the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, is set. It may be like this. In this case, the main body control unit 80 receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction by reading the information recorded in the recording medium 92 such as the ID card of the first operator by the reading unit 90, and operates the operation When the display unit 86, 88 selects to perform the counting process instead of the money deposit process, and accepts the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without accepting the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. The occupation state related to the first transaction can be forcibly terminated. Further, when the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, information on the money related to the first operator that has been counted by the money depositing machine 1 (specifically, the money money of the counted money). The information regarding the number of sheets for each species and the total amount) may be forcibly printed on the receipt by the printing unit 84.

  In addition, the money depositing machine 1 according to a further modification may be provided with a function of taking the reject money accumulated in the reject units 28 and 62 into the housing 1a of the money depositing machine 1 and storing it. . In this case, when the reject money that has been misplaced in the reject units 28 and 62 is taken into the housing 1a, the owner of the reject money (for example, the first operator) requests the return of the reject money. Rejected money can be returned to the staff by operating the staff. Further, a function of returning the reject money taken into the housing 1a may be additionally provided. In this case, when the ID card of the first operator is read by the reading unit 90, The reject currency can be automatically returned to the outside of the housing 1a.

  Further, the money handling apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the money depositing machine 1 that performs money depositing or counting as shown in FIGS. As the money handling apparatus according to the present invention, a money depositing / withdrawing machine capable of performing a money depositing process and a dispensing process may be used. In this case, the operator may be able to perform a money withdrawal process as a change reserve in the money depositing / withdrawing machine during an occupation period related to a certain operator's transaction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coin depositing machine 1a Case 1b Door 1c Door 10 Coin depositing device 12 Input part 12a Shutter 14 Conveying part 14a Conveying belt 14b Pulley 14c Pulley 16 Identification part 18 Sorting mechanism 20 Opening 22 Temporary holding chute 24 Rejecting chute 26 Temporary Reserving part 28 Rejecting part 30 Coin return box 30a Grasping part 31 Locking part 32 Storage chute 40 Coin storage cassette 50 Banknote depositing device 52 Insertion part 52a Shutter 54 Feeding mechanism 56 Conveying part 58 Identification part 60 Branching part 62 Rejecting part 64 Temporary reservation Unit 65 Door lock unit 70 Bill storage cassette 80 Main body control unit 81 Coin control unit 82 Bill control unit 84 Printing unit 86 Operation display unit 88 Operation display unit 90 Reading unit 92 Recording medium 92a Storage unit 94 Storage unit 98 Communication interface unit 100 Commercial Facility 101 Sales area 10 Shelves 104 checkout counter 106 money change machine 110 teller chamber 120 tenants 200 office 202 Vending machine 204 tracks

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A money handling apparatus for performing at least money deposit processing,
An input unit for inputting money from the outside to the inside of the housing of the money handling apparatus;
A transport unit for transporting money put into the housing by the throwing unit;
A temporary holding unit that is connected to the transport unit and temporarily holds the money put into the housing by the feeding unit;
A storage unit for storing money sent from the temporary storage unit;
When an occupation state start command related to a transaction is received, the occupation state related to the transaction is started, and in the occupied state related to the transaction, the money put into the housing by the insertion unit is temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit. When the occupation state related to a certain transaction is continued and the occupation state termination command related to this transaction is accepted, the occupation state related to this transaction is terminated and temporarily suspended by the temporary storage unit. A control unit for controlling the temporary storage unit so as to send the coins to the storage unit;
With
After receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. A money handling apparatus capable of forcibly terminating the occupation state of the transaction.   When the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, The control is performed to forcibly end the occupation state related to the first transaction when receiving a confirmation command related to the authority and to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit to the storage unit. The money handling apparatus according to 1.   When the controller receives the occupation state start command related to the first transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein control is performed so as to continue the occupation state related to one transaction.   After receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. The money processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the occupancy state related to the transaction is forcibly terminated and the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit is controlled to be sent to the storage unit.   The control unit controls to start the occupied state related to the second transaction when the occupied state start command related to the second transaction is received again after the occupied state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended. The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:   The money handling apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the control unit performs control to automatically start the occupation state related to the second transaction after the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended.   The control unit performs control to send the money inserted into the input unit after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction to a return unit for returning the money to the outside of the housing. The money handling apparatus according to claim 2 or 3.   After the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction, the controller inserts the money put into the input unit before the occupation state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the input unit is controlled not to be sent to the machine. A reading unit that reads information recorded on a portable recording medium;
The information processing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein when the information recorded on the recording medium is read by the reading unit, the control unit receives an occupation state start command relating to a transaction related to the recording medium. The money handling apparatus according to item. It further comprises operation means for inputting a command to the control unit,
When a command for confirming payment is input to the control unit by the operating means after the money put into the insertion unit is sent to the temporary holding unit, the control unit accepts an occupation state end command. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9. It further comprises a printing unit for printing information relating to the result of the deposit process,
When the control unit accepts the occupation state start command relating to the first transaction again after the occupation state relating to the first transaction is forcibly terminated, the control unit prints information related to the result of the deposit process relating to the first transaction. The money handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is controlled. A discriminating unit for identifying money put into the housing by the throwing unit;
The control unit sends the money identified as normal money by the identification unit to the temporary holding unit, and the currency identified as non-normal money by the identification unit to the outside of the housing. The money handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein control is performed to send the money to a return unit for returning money. A money handling method by a money handling apparatus that performs at least money deposit processing,
When the control unit of the money handling apparatus accepts an occupation state start command related to a certain transaction, the control unit starts the occupation state related to the transaction, and in the occupied state related to the transaction, the input unit inputs the inside of the housing. Temporarily holding the collected money in the temporary holding unit;
When the control unit accepts an occupation state termination command related to this transaction while the occupation state related to a certain transaction continues, the control unit terminates the occupation state related to this transaction and temporarily stores the transaction in the temporary holding unit. Sending the reserved money to the storage unit;
With
After receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. A money handling method that can forcibly terminate the occupation state of the transaction.   When the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction after receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, The control is performed to forcibly end the occupation state related to the first transaction when receiving a confirmation command related to the authority and to send the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit to the storage unit. 13. The money handling method according to 13.   After receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction after accepting the occupation state start command related to the second transaction, after receiving the occupation state start command related to the second transaction, The money handling method according to claim 13 or 14, wherein control is performed so as to continue the occupation state related to the first transaction.   After receiving the occupation state start command related to the first transaction, the control unit receives the occupation state start command related to the second transaction without receiving the occupation state end command related to the first transaction. The money processing method according to claim 13, wherein the occupancy state related to the transaction is forcibly terminated and the money temporarily held by the temporary holding unit is controlled to be sent to the storage unit.   The control unit controls to start the occupied state related to the second transaction when the occupied state start command related to the second transaction is received again after the occupied state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended. The money processing method according to claim 16, wherein:   The money handling method according to claim 16, wherein the control unit performs control to automatically start the occupied state related to the second transaction after the occupied state related to the first transaction is forcibly ended.

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